Wellnhopterus brevirostris Andres and Langston Jr 2021 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Azhdarchidae

Full reference: B. Andres and W. Langston Jr. 2021. Morphology and taxonomy of Quetzalcoatlus Lawson 1975 (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchoidea). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41(2):46-202

Belongs to Wellnhopterus according to B. Andres and W. Langston 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: TMM 42489-2, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is TMM 42489, Pterodactyl Ridge (lower section), which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial siltstone/claystone in the Javelina Formation of Texas.

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at TMM 42489, Pterodactyl Ridge (lower section)

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